MSc Occupational Psychology
University of Hertfordshire
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About the courseIf you’re looking to develop your skills as a psychologist and work towards your chartership in the field of occupational psychology, this programme could be for you. This course is one pathway within the Industrial and Work Psychology programme. The MSc Occupational Psychology forms stage 1 of Chartership (subject to BPS membership requirements) and is suited to you if you have a psychology undergraduate degree. It is accredited by both the British Psychological Society (BPS) ...Read more

About the course

If you’re looking to develop your skills as a psychologist and work towards your chartership in the field of occupational psychology, this programme could be for you. This course is one pathway within the Industrial and Work Psychology programme. The MSc Occupational Psychology forms stage 1 of Chartership (subject to BPS membership requirements) and is suited to you if you have a psychology undergraduate degree. It is accredited by both the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Association for Business Psychology (ABP).

Across the programme, there's a focus on evidence-based practice and developing reflexivity as practitioners. You'll be equipped for a variety of careers including human resource practitioners, learning and development, or careers in consultancy and business psychology.

There is a range of modules common to both pathways, including Psychological Assessment at Work, Learning Training and Development, Culture Change and Leadership, Well-Being, Engagement and Motivation, Consulting Skills, and Mixed Methods Research. The MSc Occupational Psychology pathway also includes a performance management module, and you will have the opportunity to apply a reflexive practice approach to a work assignment.

Staff who teach you include permanent academic staff who have industrial experience, those who undertake regular consultancy work, and external psychologists. Teaching and learning methods include lectures, workshops, seminars, tutorials, and practical sessions. Full-time, you are expected to be on campus for 2-3 days each week in semesters A and B. Note, there are further study expectations beyond these times too, so the course is intense. There is an emphasis on putting theory into practice.

The recent BPS accreditation visit to the course commended “the level of formative feedback which is highly supportive to the development of students” and noted, “the programme team is recognised for creating a programme structure where the applied and practical nature of learning is embedded throughout the content”.

The recent ABP accreditation commended the course for its “strong focus on application and research into practice” and highlighted the applied psychology research project and consulting skills modules as particular opportunities to do that.

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A 2:1 UK Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in Psychology. If students do not have the above requirements, but have relevant work experience (equivalent to one year full-time or two years part-time) or evidence of working at a 2:1 standard, they will be invited to apply, and each case will be considered by the Programme Leader.

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Accommodation Studio en suite - (College Lane campus) - 42 weeks 262.71 p/w (11,033.82) Single en suite - (de Havilland campus) - 42 weeks 190.19 p/w (7,987.98)

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University of Hertfordshire
University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield

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